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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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